Hinge for spectacles

Abstract

A hinge ( 1 ) for eyeglasses is provided, comprising a central part and earpieces emerging therefrom, a first hinge part ( 3 ) which is provided on the central part, a second hinge part ( 5 ) which is provided on the earpiece, wherein one of the hinge parts ( 3 ) has at least three tabs ( 13, 13 a , 13 b ) situated at a distance from one another, and one of the hinge parts ( 5 ) has at least two tabs ( 15, 15 a ) which are situated at a distance from one another in such a way that the tabs can be positioned in the gaps between the tabs of the other hinge part, the tabs each have a through hole through which a screw ( 11 ) provided with an external thread ( 47 ) and a head ( 43 ) extends in the assembled state of the hinge ( 1 ), and wherein two adjacent tabs ( 13, 13 a ) are provided, of which only one has a through hole ( 33 ) having an internal thread ( 35 ), and the other tab is provided with a through hole ( 37 ), the inside diameter of which is selected in such a way that the through hole does not cooperate with the external thread ( 47 ) of the screw ( 11 ). The hinge is characterized in that the through holes ( 29, 31 ) of at least two of the three tabs ( 13 b , 13 a ) of the one hinge part ( 3 ) are provided with internal threads ( 31, 35 ) which cooperate with the external thread ( 47 ) of the screw ( 11 ).

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         12 . A hinge for eyeglasses, the hinge comprising:
 a central part and earpieces emerging therefrom;   a first hinge part provided on the central part;   a second hinge part provided on the earpiece;   one of the hinge parts having at least three tabs situated at a distance from one another;   one of the hinge parts having at least two tabs which are situated at a distance from one another in such a way that the tabs can be positioned in the gaps between the tabs of the other hinge part; and   the tabs each have a through hole through which a screw provided with an external thread and a head extends in an assembled state of the hinge;   wherein two adjacent tabs are provided, of which only one has a through hole having an internal thread, and the other tab is provided with a through hole, the inside diameter of which is selected in such a way that the through hole does not cooperate with the external thread of the screw; and   wherein the through holes of at least two of the three tabs of the one hinge part are provided with internal threads which cooperate with the external thread of the screw.   
     
     
         13 . The hinge according to  claim 12 , wherein the hinge is designed as a spring hinge for eyeglasses. 
     
     
         14 . The hinge according to  claim 13 , wherein the hinge is designed as a snap spring hinge for eyeglasses. 
     
     
         15 . The hinge according to  claim 12 , wherein the distance between the two tabs of the one hinge part provided with an internal thread is selected in such a way that this distance is greater than the thickness of a tab of the other hinge part which may be situated between the tabs of the hinge part. 
     
     
         16 . The hinge according to  claim 15 , wherein the distance between the two tabs of the one hinge part, of which only one has an internal thread, is greater than the thickness of the tab of the other hinge part which may be situated between the two tabs. 
     
     
         17 . The hinge part according to  claim 12 , wherein the tab, without an internal thread, of the one hinge part having at least three tabs is elastically deformed by the screw when the hinge is assembled. 
     
     
         18 . The hinge part according to  claim 12 , wherein the distance of the tab, without an internal thread, of the hinge part having at least three tabs, from an adjacent tab may be changed by means of the screw which connects the hinge parts. 
     
     
         19 . The hinge part according to  claim 12 , wherein the through hole in the tab, without an internal thread, of the hinge part having at least three tabs, has a conical design, at least in places. 
     
     
         20 . The hinge part according to  claim 12 , wherein the head of the screw has a conical design, at least in places. 
     
     
         21 . The hinge part according to  claim 12 , wherein the screw has a plastic element adjacent to the head of the screw which cooperates with the through hole. 
     
     
         22 . The hinge according to  claim 21 , wherein the plastic element has a conical design, at least in places.